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- Crookedjaw
- He loses one in Firestar's Quest and another in a fight helping out Ravenpaw and Barley.
- Although we give a lot of thought to new names, we don’t have a system that’s cast in stone, so I can’t give you a secret formula or the absolute rules for acceptable/unacceptable names. We avoid using anything that doesn’t occur in the cats’ world, so when we came up with Copperpaw we were thinking very much of the color . Sun has never been mentioned as a “sacred” prefix, it’s just not very common. But the leader before Bluestar was Sunstar, as we’ll find out in Bluestar's Prophecy.
- No, but he was Tigerstar’s mentor. You’ll find out exactly who fathered Tigerstar in Bluestar's Prophecy, next year’s Super Edition.
- It's perfectly possible - it happened to Goldenflower, in fact. They go to StarClan, same as the other cats.
- I don't have that cover in front of me! I think the main cat is Sol, a mysterious stranger who first appears in Eclipse. Sol is based on a real cat called Aslan, who is super-cool, and even basks on a stone slab in the sunshine!
- Rock certainly has powers of omniscience but I wouldn’t describe him as God in the world of cats. One thing is important: he isn’t dead, and he doesn’t belong to StarClan. Though I’m not sure what he eats in those damp old caves…
- Wow, brilliant idea! I think this might just be possible. Thank you!
- Barley is about three years old.
- Breezepelt.
- Five. I think. :)
- From Sasha. Tigerstar's eyes are amber.
- Yes, he is, because he wasn't evil enough to end up in the Dark Forest. I felt very sorry for him when Tallstar fired him from being deputy just moments before he died! I think he had a legitimate claim to taking over WindClan's leadership, even if he was a bit heavy-handed about making it.
- I think he already has - with Heatherpaw!
- I think it’s Jaypaw.
- I think they'd die of old age nine times over.
- It comes out next April.
- Yay for spotting the Three Musketeers reference! I love that story, especially because it's about the one character who doesn't belong to the Three Musketeers! Yes, The Fourth Apprentice will be connected with our current heroes. But that's all I'm saying!
- Raggedpelt
- She appears in the prologue for Long Shadows.
- The rumours are true!
- Yes, but Quince is pretty old now.
- Yes, it refers to Stormfur and Brook.
- Yes, she would. I love that scene so much!
- In chapter 22 of Moonrise, Talon quotes a line from Rambo , and in chapter 22 of Sunset, the final exchange between Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost was heavily influenced by one of my favourite movies ever, Gladiator.
- Vicky says there are "talks" going on with a movie company at the moment! Fingers crossed!
- She-cat leaders and deputies aren't allowed to have kits while they are in office. It would interfere too much with their duties. That's why Bluestar had to send her kits to RiverClan, because otherwise she would have been ineligible for the post of deputy. It's OK for them to have had kits before they become leader/deputy.
- Shall I tell you? Okay, I'm feeling generous! Hollyleaf and Lionblaze!
- I think gray and white, like Cloudstar in Firestar's Quest. Missy has woken up to remind me that as far as dogs are concerned, the only color worth mentioning is brindle, which is brown and gold stripes.
- She died peacefully in her sleep and is much missed by her Clanmates. :)
- Yup, as soon as they're six months old! They're apprentices in Book Five of Power of Three.
- Well, I can tell you that it's going to be called The Fourth Apprentice, and it will carry on from the Power of Three, book six featuring most of the same central characters. I haven't finished telling our heroes' stories yet, so I didn't want to move on to another generation and miss out on their happy endings - or otherwise.
- Do I have to fess up? Actually, some of you have guessed it already, so huge special purrs for being so eagle-eyed! Scourge and Firestar are half-brothers! Quince’s mysterious mate, who’s mentioned as a ginger cat who loved gazing into the forest and wondering what was going on beyond the garden fence, also fathered another litter of kits with a different queen. And one of those kits was Rusty! These kits were born quite a lot later than Scourge, who is a couple of years older than Firestar. The clue was that Scourge’s father was fascinated by the woods, just like Scourge… and Firestar! So Firestar’s greatest enemy was actually his kin, and the only cat he has ever killed was his half-brother.
- This is an excellent question, and one that I’m not sure I can answer. *looks embarrassed* I think it’s because Fallen Leaves didn’t acknowledge that he was dead, so his spirit thinks he’s still alive, wandering around underground.
- I don't think Rock is god-like. He didn't create anything, and his power is in what he knows, rather than what he does
- Rock was my invention. I wanted a mysterious cat that didn’t come from StarClan, and who didn’t fit into any of the Clan cats’ expectations of an ancestor. I decided to put him underground and make him blind and hairless because his physical appearance would be as startling and unsettling as the fact that he seems to know so much, without ever living in a Clan.
- No, they weren't destroyed because the road wasn't extended that far. The underground tunnels wouldn't support heavy road-building machinery! So they're still there.
- The publisher wants it changed. Far be it from me to speculate about why.
- Yes, he is a bit of an old fogey, isn't he? I expect StarClan will come a' calling for him soon!
- I can tell you that it’s going to be called Bluestar's Prophecy, and Kate will be writing it. It will feature Bluestar’s life from being a tiny kit to just before Rusty joins ThunderClan. And you’ll find out a LOT more about Tigerstar and his early days!
- I imagine Icepaw has a big crush on Lionpaw - who wouldn't. He's such a good hunter and so handsome!
- Not as far as I know, but I’d love to feature them at some point in The Fourth Apprentice because I love those cats dearly.
- That's hard! I love Forest of Secrets, because it was my first, and it was wonderful to get into the Warriors world. But I also really love Firestar's Quest.
- He was two or three years old - very young to have such huge power! And to be so evviiiilllll.
- She's going to come to Jaypaw to offer a hint which will help the whole of ThunderClan survive a deadly bout of greencough. Just in the nick of time!
- Yes, we’re going to learn more about Fallen Leaves – who was only meant to feature in one book but is such a great character that I keep bringing him back! He’s surprisingly popular with you guys, too, which is always nice to see. You'll see him in Long Shadows.
- I haven't decided what to do with Kestrelpaw yet, but that's a great idea for his full name! Thank you! Oh hang on, I've just remembered: I think he's going to be called Kestrelwing.
- Runningnose died and now pops up in StarClan, where he tends to hang out with Raggedstar, former leader of ShadowClan.
- They all have their names by the end of Book Five: Long Shadows. Can you wait that long?!
- My favourite cat color is tortoiseshell, closely followed by tabby.
- I've always felt it's more or less the present day.
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